EP 2910272 B1 20201104 - Foldable urinary catheter
Title (en)
Foldable urinary catheter
Title (de)
Faltbarer Harnkatheter
Title (fr)
Cathéter urinaire pliable
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 14000580 A 20140219
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2910272A1] The present invention refers to a foldable urinary catheter (19 for draining the human bladder defining an internal flow path (6) for the urine, with a catheter tube (2) for insertion into the urethra, the catheter tube comprising at least one hinge (1; 7.1; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5) which is conceived to bring the catheter in a folded, compact storage condition and an unfolded, straight ready-for-use condition as well as to a foldable urinary catheter kit. It is the object of the present invention to provide a foldable urinary catheter and a foldable urinary catheter kit which are very small and compact in a transport or storage condition and which provide a long insertable length of the catheter tube. Therefore, the at least one hinge in the catheter tube is provided in the insertable length of the catheter tube and comprises means (11; 13; 14, 15, 16; 23; 28; 34) for stabilizing the ready-for-use condition. The kit comprises the foldable urinary catheter as described above and a catheter package which tightly surrounds the folded catheter.
IPC 8 full level
A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61M 25/0017 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 25/002 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 25/0068 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 27/008 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (opposition)
Opponent : HOLLISTER INCORPORATED
- US 2003004496 A1 20030102 - TANGHOJ ALLAN [DK]
- US 2007244550 A1 20071018 - EIDENSCHINK TRACEE [US]
- US 4990133 A 19910205 - SOLAZZO ANTHONY [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2910272 A1 20150826; EP 2910272 B1 20201104; JP 2015154932 A 20150827; JP 2017109135 A 20170622; JP 6169631 B2 20170726; JP 6336639 B2 20180606; US 10086180 B2 20181002; US 2015231377 A1 20150820; US 2019030304 A1 20190131
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 14000580 A 20140219; JP 2015029516 A 20150218; JP 2017030211 A 20170221; US 201514625526 A 20150218; US 201816149055 A 20181001